Did you know that Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” turned 30 this year? Even if that name doesn’t ring a bell, there’s a strong possibility you’ve unintentionally encountered the music video for it at some point, thanks to a rickroll. Or maybe you’re more familiar with the maze game prank from about 10 […] View original post at …
“The Final Word” Plugin Extends O2 to Pin a Highlighted Comment to the Top of a Thread
“The Final Word” is a new plugin that extends O2 to highlight a comment at the top of a thread. O2 is the plugin successor to P2, Automattic’s group blogging theme that introduced quick posting from the front page with real-time comment updates. The code was released on GitHub in 2015 and it powers the make.wordpress.org blogs. If you use …
Why It’s Time to Protect Your WordPress Business with a Contract
Any business transaction you make should have a contract attached to it. And, if you should happen to encounter clients who aren’t “comfortable” with the terms of the contract, well then… Danger, Will Robinson. It doesn’t matter what the price tag is for each project or individual task you take on with a new client. […] View original post at …
How to Design and Craft a Killer Author Bio Readers Will Love
To many, author bios are an afterthought. An easy way to give some significance to the creator of a certain piece of content—nothing more, nothing less. Pushing forward to an age of authority and authenticity, it would seem that author bio features must have some importance past mere vanity. In fact, CodeinWP made sure to […] View original post at …
8 Steps to Starting a Kickass WordPress Business
If you’re reading this, then you’ve already decided to make the leap into the wonderful world of WordPress web development and design. While I’d love to take this time to celebrate and welcome you to what’s bound to be an exciting adventure, I think we should jump right into talking business. Shall we? Starting a […] View original post at …
Equifax Launches WordPress-Powered Site for Consumers Affected by Security Breach
photo credit: Lock – (license) Equifax has launched a WordPress-powered website to connect with consumers affected by its recent security breach, which compromised 143 million customers’ personal data. The exposed data includes names, birth dates, social security numbers, addresses, credit card numbers, driver’s license numbers, and other sensitive financial information. The equifaxsecurity2017.com site was launched shortly after disclosure to give …
99 Incredible WordPress Stats and Facts
WordPress has come a long way since it first launched back in 2003. It’s now the most popular content management system and has become a become a dominant force online, now powering 28.6% of all websites. What follows is a huge round-up of some of the most interesting stats and facts about WordPress divided into […] View original post at …
Gutenberg 1.1.0 Adds Autocomplete for Blocks, Developers Elaborate on How New Editor Will Work with Themes
Gutenberg contributors continue marching forward this week on their relentless drive to improve the usability of the controversial new editor that will ship with WordPress 5.0. Meanwhile, discussions about Gutenberg’s timing, implications, UI, architecture, and other aspects of the project continue across the web, as the community grapples with what this new editor will mean for the future of WordPress. …
The Best Ways to Make Images Retina-Ready for Your WordPress Site
We live in a high-definition world. And since most of us spend more than eight hours a day staring at different types of screens, the quality of the images and characters contained within those screens is very important. Although they’ve only been around for a few years, Retina displays are the way of the future. […] View original post at …
Jetpack 5.3 Adds PHP 7.1 Compatibility, Better Control for WordAds Placement
Jetpack 5.3 was released with compatibility for PHP 7.1, a task the Jetpack team has been working on since January 2017 after they received multiple reports of failures with PHP 7.1 when opcache was enabled. This interfered with XML-RPC requests and some users reported issues managing their sites from WordPress.com and connecting to third-party apps. Downgrading to PHP 7.0 or …





